Program Notes by Ken Melzter © 2019. Home; Program Notes; Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Opus 43 (1902). Footer. Address. 330 E. 4th St., Ste. 200
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This undergoes a series of increasingly agitated mutations, arriving at a massive, craggy climax. Following a portentous pause, the second subject is a tender, ...
Peaceful passages build to passionate climaxes, and a sprightly flute gives way to anxious strings and strident woodwinds. Echoes of the opening chords emerge ...
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The score calls for pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons; four horns; three trumpets; three trombones and tuba; timpani; and strings. Performance ...
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The woodwinds play the first theme, a jaunty dance, answered by lush chords in the horns. The strings make a passionate outcry, then build in rising pizzicato ...
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While most performances drench the first movement in drama, Beecham gradually builds to an astoundingly vital finale, with emphatic dynamics, momentous pauses, ...
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Program Notes. Discover informative commentary and background information about the music, composers, and performing artists featured in this program. Read ...
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Highlight 1: Beginning of the first movement – three notes shape everything that follows · Highlight 2: Middle of the second movement – "shattering protest".
Mar 8, 2010 · “The second symphony is connected with our nation's fight for independence, but it is also about the struggle, crisis and turning-point in the ...
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